Child at 2 AM: “Mooooooooooooooom!” “Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!” Parent: (Rush out of bed, trip over a Lego minefield, burst into child’s room commando-style to subdue the threat prompting such an alert at this ungodly hour.) Child: “I’m thirsty” If you’re a parent, the...

Man, raising kids is hard. Before kids, we struggle to get ourselves to a point where we sort of feel like adults then BAM! Now we have to help someone else through the process. It’s like taking piano lessons and after struggling to learn your first song your teachers...

“Toys” can take on many forms for a child. From the well-marketed plastic renderings of the Disney character- of- the- day to empty cardboard boxes, a child’s imagination can turn inanimate objects into an inspiration to think, dream, and move. As kids are less...

Stretching….Is dead! Well, not really. (That’s just a really catchy headline.) In reality, the stretching we grew up with still has some benefit for our kids, we’ve just found it needs to be applied differently to provide a benefit. We’ve actually discovered...

By Jeff King, MA, CSCS In part 2 of my series on training kids for sports, I discussed the importance of injury prevention, and specific solutions such as increasing work capacity, improving stability through movement, and addressing muscle imbalances. In this final...

The Winter Warm-Up Brett Klika- CEO SPIDERfit Kids With winter temperature dropping, it’s more important than ever that youth follow a proper warm-up before PE class, sports practice, or any other physical activity. Below is a “plug and play” program for the first...